Natalie McGiffert is a former USA national team rhythmic gymnast. A Southern California native, she made history as a member of the 2016 rhythmic group gymnastics team that gave Team USA its first...
At 24, Serena Lu defies age-limiting stereotypes with her return to elite rhythmic gymnastics following a five-year hiatus from the sport.Â
Shelby Kisiel-McNamara is a former Team USA rhythmic gymnast. After participating in several sports growing up, she discovered rhythmic gymnastics at age 10. Three years later, Shelby made the USA...
Gurmukhi Bevli was a rhythmic gymnast for 11 years. She was a member of the Team USA Youth Elite Squad for three years and has competed both nationally and internationally as a Level 10 gymnast....
Andria Gao began rhythmic gymnastics at age 5. She was encouraged by her mother, who herself was an athlete. “My mom did sports all throughout high school and college. In high school she played...
In the one other personal essay I’ve written about rhythmic gymnastics, I remembered that when I arrived at college after retiring as an athlete, I liked the anonymity that I thought would come...